Hannah Penzner

Hannah Penzner is a soprano from Los Angeles, California. Most recently she recieved her masters in musoc from Frost School of Music in vocal performance. Hannah has played roles such as Esmeralda (The Bartered Bride), Comtesse (Cherubin), Manon (Manon), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro). As a soloist she has performed Hear Ye, Israel from Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Bob Cole Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and the Arizona Philharmonic, and Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with Celli at Berkeley. During her time at Frost she has covered the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaroand Sam's Sister (soprano solo) in Robert Kapilow’s Green Eggs and Ham, and performed the famous Dulcissime solo in Carmina Burana. Hannah has sung with Grammy-award winning ensemble Conspirare and Grammy-nominated ensemble Tonality. As a member of Tonality Hannah recorded on the soundtracks for Warner Brothers Space Jam 2 and Netflix's Spiderhead, joined Bjork on her Cornucopia tour in 2021, and has sung with Tune-Yards, Michael Abels, and the LA Phil. While in Miami Hannah performed with Grammy-nominated ensemble Seraphic Fire as part of Frost's Seraphic Fire Scholars program, as well as in their education outreach concerts with James Bass. She also performed in the Miami premiere of Frank La Rocca's Mass for the Forgotten with the Benedict XVI institute and in many choral concerts with the Frost Chorale with Amanda Quist. With Frost Opera Theater she was cast in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene as Mrs Fiorentino with the Frost Symphony Orchestra and Mamah Borthwick in the world premiere of Stained Glass by Shawn Crouch with Frost Opera Theater. Hannah recently relocated to Manhattan to continue to pursue her professional career.

I focus on technique first and foremost. Once you learn the basics you can take any style and do it well! My goal is for you to be able to perform any type of music you want.

Regardless of the instrument you play, relaxation and breath is key. I will teach you the proper way to play your instrument so you can have a good time and avoid any injury. It always comes down to posture and breath, if you would like to get in touch I can go more in depth on what that means for each instrument.